http://www.chelseadawn.ca/, https://adventuringloss.janeapp.com/#/staff_member/7

The Flower Alchemist, Qualicum Beach, BC (2026)

02/05/2026

✨ What if being strong didn’t mean keeping it together all the time?

Your body speaks in whispers before it shouts. Notice: the tight jaw, the shallow breath, that knot between your shoulder blades that won’t release. This is language.

What if the chronic pain that won’t quit is grief waiting to be cried? What if the 3am anxiety is anger you’ve been too kind to express? What if the exhaustion that sleep can’t touch is years of carefully tucked-away feeling, stored for a ‘later’ that hasn’t come?

Our bodies aren’t betraying us with these symptoms… they’re trying to wake us up. Trying to speak what our minds have learned to quiet.

Here’s what the body knows: healing isn’t about fixing what’s broken. It’s about finally listening. About giving permission for what’s been asking to move.

Permission to:
- Cry when the tears come (not just in bathrooms when no one’s watching)
- Shake, soften, fall apart
- Be inconvenient with your healing

Your tears aren’t weakness. Your trembling isn’t failure. Your body knows exactly how to release what you’ve been carrying—it’s just been waiting, so patiently, for you to say yes. 🌻

Healing happens at your pace, in your way. If you’re on Vancouver Island or beyond and seeking support for this journey, I hold space for exactly this kind of work. 💚

Schedule a counselling consultation here: https://adventuringloss.janeapp.com/ #/staff_member/7

01/11/2026

Grief can feel like waking up to a garden you no longer recognize. 🌿

Beds overgrown.
Edges softened.
Life pressing through in unexpected places.
What was once contained begins to sprawl.
What was quiet starts to reach.

We learned to keep things tidy.
To trim back anything that might spill or show.
To tend the prim and proper flower beds — upholding the kind of garden that appears cared for, controlled, respectable,
the one that reassures others (and maybe ourselves) that we are coping.

But gardens are always responding to what’s beneath the surface —
to seasons shifting, roots deepening, life reorganizing itself.

And grief has a way of outgrowing containment.

Eventually, the cracks begin to show.
Weeds press through the concrete.
What has been buried or held down for years begins to reach — instinctively — for light. ☀️

This isn’t a failure of tending.

It’s a sign that something alive has been asking to breathe.

In grief, the nervous system can no longer maintain the same tight grip. The body grows weary of holding everything together. And what rises may feel messy, unfamiliar, even frightening — emotions that won’t stay small, needs that refuse to be postponed, truths that ache to be spoken.

This is often the moment people whisper to themselves, ‘I think I’m falling apart…’

✨But in nature, wild growth is not collapse. It is reclamation.

Weeds are not mistakes.
They are resilient, adaptive, relentlessly alive.
They grow where conditions are harsh.
They insist on life where structure has grown too rigid.

Sometimes grief doesn’t ask us to tidy the garden.
It asks us to stop pretending it was ever meant to be perfectly managed. 🧚‍♂️

Let the unraveling happen.
Soften our grip.
Become more honest than composed.

In this kind of tending, wellness is no longer about control. It becomes an act of listening.
Of allowing what is alive in you to emerge — even if it changes the shape of the landscape entirely.

Grief makes space for a different kind of order.
One shaped by tenderness, truth, and a deepening trust in yourself.

You do not need to return to the garden you once maintained. You are allowed to grow something wilder now. 🌻🌿

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I am currently welcoming new clients over at - a leading online grief counselling clinic specializing in loss, trauma, and life transitions 🤍

Let’s connect: www.adventuringloss.com/counsellors

Know someone who may benefit with gentle support? Feel free to share! 💛🌻

01/09/2026

Why grief counselling.
Why flowers.
✨

Loss rearranges the inner landscape.
It alters how we relate to time, to meaning, to ourselves.
And while grief deserves to be honoured fully and without condition, there is no set timeline for what comes next.

My path into grief work grew slowly — through lived experience, through listening, through witnessing how deeply loss can change a life. I came to understand grief not as something to fix or move past, but as something that asks for care, patience, and space.

And flowers…🌻
Flowers became a teacher when least expected.

They remind us that nothing blooms all at once.
That some seasons are about rooting, not flowering.
That what looks quiet on the surface is often full of unseen work.

Working with flowers — tending them, observing their cycles — shaped how I hold space in grief.

With slowness.
With trust in the body’s wisdom to grow when it is safe to do so.

This is the spirit of my counselling work. 🌿

A space where grief is honoured without needing to be overcome and emotional expression is welcomed.
Where your nervous system sets the pace.
Where meaning is not forced, but allowed to emerge.
Where change is welcomed, *if* and when it’s ready.

And sometimes…
Not always, and not on demand…
Something begins to shift.

A deeper self-trust.
A widened capacity for feeling.
A different relationship to what has been lost.
A sense of growth that does not erase the grief, but lives alongside it. 🌺

That’s the quiet magic of grief work.
So much of it is something we move through internally and often alone, and yet, we don’t have to do it unsupported.

I am currently welcoming new clients over at - a leading online grief counselling clinic specializing in loss, trauma, and life transitions 🤍

Let’s connect: www.adventuringloss.com/counsellors

Know someone who may benefit with gentle support? Feel free to share! 💛🌻

07/01/2025

It happened again.
Grief found me in the garden 🌻

It often happens this way… in the stillness between moments, when the birdsong fills the air and my hands finally stop their constant doing. Grief doesn’t announce itself with fanfare. It arrives on quiet feet, catching up to me when I finally slow down enough to feel.

One moment I was laughing, enjoying the evening light across the flowers. The next, tears were streaming down my face, my heart remembering what my busy mind had temporarily set aside.

We’re not taught to make space for these moments. Our culture whispers that grief should follow a timeline, that stillness is unproductive, that feeling deeply is somehow a detour from “getting back to normal.”

But what if these garden moments—these unexpected collisions with our deepest feelings—are actually invitations? What if grief needs the sanctuary of stillness to do its essential work?

I’ve learned that grief is like the garden itself: it needs both tending and time, it grows in cycles, and sometimes the most beautiful blooms emerge from the deepest pain.

My journey with grief has taught me that there is profound wisdom in these quiet moments—wisdom that can only find us when we create space for it to arrive.

Is there a small corner of stillness you might create today? A single breath, a moment at a window, a pause between tasks? Your grief doesn’t need grand gestures. It simply needs to be acknowledged, to be given permission to exist alongside everything else you carry.

💫

I have a few spaces available for 1:1 grief, loss, and trauma counselling starting this week (virtually) through 🌸 If you’re feeling called to create a sanctuary for your grief journey, I’d be honored to walk alongside you.

www.chelseadawn.ca

If you don’t see a time that works for you, please reach out directly via the contact form ☀️💛

06/24/2025

Becoming a counsellor was never just a career move for me.

It’s been a quiet becoming.

A journey through my own seasons of grief, loss, uncertainty, and the kind of growth that only comes after it all falls apart. This work was born through experience — not in spite of it. A silent declaration formed while wandering my garden one winter’s day, a few years ago — created to honour someone special, and now fulfilled.

Now, I get to sit with individuals moving through their own threshold moments: heartbreak, life transitions, nervous system tenderness, and the ache of becoming who you truly are.

I’m proud to share that I’m now a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC-C), and beginning next week, I’ll be seeing clients through ‘Adventuring Loss’ — an incredible online clinic supporting those navigating the invisible weight of grief, loss, life transitions, and trauma.

If your inner garden is asking to be tended to — I’d be honoured to walk with you.

🌿 Direct booking link:
https://adventuringloss.janeapp.com/ #/staff_member/7
(and note I’m also able to accept clients with most extended benefits plans! 💛)

Learn more: www.chelseadawn.ca

Let’s celebrate! 🎉☀️🌻

04/25/2025

It’s rhododendron season and my yard has officially entered fairy portal status! 🧚

Deep pinks, dreamy purples, and those creamy whites that look like moonlight in petal form… it’s a full-body exhale out there 💛😍

My garden is a sanctuary. A soft place to land. A reminder that beauty still bursts forth, even after long winters. It offers peace for weary souls, and glimmers of hope found in the colours, scents and energy of each bloom. 🌱 I smile in awe hearing the incredible sound of a bumblebee chorus as dozens of them dance from flower to flower… and I wonder… how is it possible that one space holds so much magic. 🥹

If you need me, I’ll be out there drinking tea barefoot, talking to the blossoms like they’re old friends (because they are). 😇🌷🌿

09/12/2024

DID YOU KNOW? (+ a big sale!)

🔮 I’m bidding farewell to the online crystal shop!

As a multi-passionate person, I’ve been doing all.the.things for many few years now and it has been amazing. I created so many fun side gigs alongside working for a great company AND going to school - the crystals being one of them! 💎

As I enter the final months of my education, there has been a relentless tugging from within to shed all the excess. Simplify. Hone in. Streamline my focus. Give my all to one or two passions vs 10… 😘🌻👻 So, I’m listening.

With that, this is your chance to bring the most beautiful, one of a kind treasures home! Whether you’re drawn to their beauty or simply the magic they bring to your space, there are many incredible varieties to choose from all within the online shop! 🌿✨

🌻 Discount will automatically apply and be reflected in your cart! And I would appreciate if you would spread the love and help these crystals find their new homes.

Thank you for being part of this journey with me. I am so very excited for what comes next!!! 💖

Shop here: https://thefloweralchemist.ca/shop

09/10/2024

It is practicum time and I’m excited to share that I’m joining the team from September 24th-October 31st! 50 minute counselling sessions will be $40+ GST!

What’s my vibe? Read on! 😍

Born in Alberta, my soul has since found its home on Vancouver Island amongst the ocean waves, lush forests, icy waterfalls, and endless adventures with Mother Nature. Reflecting back on my life, there have been key moments and meetings that have unfolded over the years, and each required one thing: the bravery to chase my personal curiosities and heart whispers, even if I wasn’t fully aware of why.

My path to becoming a counsellor wasn’t something I envisioned from the start—it was life itself that guided me here. With that, I work with those called to self-discovery and exploring the power found in self-expression alongside those navigating grief, trauma, life transitions and those living with shame in the aftermath of a stigmatized loss.

I offer a compassion based, trauma-informed lens that centers on deep empathy and understanding. My approach is deeply rooted in narrative therapy and somatic work, where I invite clients to explore the stories they carry and the sensations that arise within their bodies. Our lived experiences hold immense power, and through the process of uncovering and honouring these stories, profound healing can take place. I’ve found that the body has its own language—one that often speaks louder than words—and when we tune into its signals, we gain insight into our deepest needs, core values and emotions.

Together, we will honour the parts of you that may feel unheard, unseen, or misunderstood. Whether it’s untangling the threads of past experiences or navigating the complexities of present emotions, I’m here to walk with you as you work toward reclaiming your voice and sense of self. No matter where you are in your journey, I’m here to help you uncover the resilience and strength within and awaken your inner magic

I believe we all have something to release. May we explore all that unfurls within your life when you are willing to surrender, and make space to let your soul speak.

Book here:

https://adventuringloss.janeapp.com/ #/staff_member/6

04/26/2024

Hello hello! 🌻  It’s official. I am in my final year of schooling on route to becoming a therapeutic counsellor and am now qualified to offer pro-bono sessions for 1-2 counselling clients! 💜🌿  I am particularly passionate about (but not limited to) the following areas of focus:  •Self Discovery •Grief + Loss •Post Traumatic Growth •Relationship Challenges •Mental + Emotional Wellness  If you are reading this and feel called to reach out (or you know someone who may be interested) please email me directly so we can connect further and ensure everything aligns before moving forward. 🌸  My email is: info@chelseadawn.ca  Thank you thank you! 🫶🏻✨

*Must be based in Canada*

04/15/2024

📢 Hey fellow flower fairies!
Are you out there? 👀🌻🧚

Tell me some of the ways nature has healed your heart, inspired you, held you, loved you, transformed you, nourished you, or simply made you smile… 🤍

I’ll go first! 🌿
Though the list is truly endless…

🐝 Lively, dancing bumblebees makes me smile.
🥲 Watering my garden with my tears heals my heart
🐸 frogs singing while I stargaze nourishes me
✨ experiencing nature as a messenger inspires me
🦋 the colours, scents and energetics of blooms transform me
🌸 growing and healing with flowers does all of the above!

Your turn!! ⬇️

03/20/2024

Having coffee this morning in the company of my Flower Agates because what’s more *SPRING🌸* than that?!

You can have your own ‘crystals and coffee’ moment by picking your favourite from within the online shop! I’ve got quite a magical selection w/ more to be added soon! 🌻👀🫶🏻

Happy Wednesday and as always, my DM’s are open for any crystal chat, questions, or curiosities! 💎 I love hearing from you all! 😊

03/19/2024

☀️As the sun rises this first day of spring, I am taking a moment to pause, breathe deeply, and celebrate the joy found in witnessing the garden slowly awaken these past weeks with signs of vibrant blooms to come. I notice an excitement bubbling within, eager for all that is to come this growing season and I remember:

•I plant intentions that align with my soul’s purpose, trusting that they will bloom in their own time. 🌻

•In nurturing, I care for my inner garden with love and compassion, allowing myself to grow and flourish. 🌿

•In cultivating, I tend to the weeds of doubt and fear, replacing them with seeds of confidence and courage. 💜

•In sowing, I scatter kindness and empathy, knowing that even the smallest gesture can bloom into something beautiful. 🌸

•In tending, I listen to the whispers of my heart, knowing that it holds the wisdom to guide me on my path. 🫶🏻

in joy
in grief
in anger
in peace
in confusion
in gratitude
in fear
in sadness
in all the things life throws my way…
may sanctuary be found in the garden.

Will you join me?

Happy first day of spring, sweet friends. May your souls be nourished by the ever-present reminder that, indeed, we have made it. 🌼✨

The Flower Alchemist